> The main purpose of space flight has always been to put spy satellites and nuclear weapons into orbit. All US spy satellites are under the NRO: * https://en

> The main purpose of space flight has always been to put spy satellites and nuclear weapons into orbit. All US spy satellites are under the NRO: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Reconnaissance_Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Reconnaissance_Office Positioning nuclear weapons in space is not allowed per treaty that US ratified: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty Branches of the DOD run ICBMs. Further NASA was put in charge of all space activities except "activities peculiar to or primarily associated with the development of weapons systems, military operations, or the defense", which went to the DOD (Section 102): * https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-72/pdf/STATUTE-72-Pg426-2.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-72/pdf/STATUTE-7... So all military "space flight" is explicitly not with-in NASA's purview.